Hank or skein-winding mechanism



Dec. 12, 1933. B. J. GOLDSMITH HANK OR SKEIN WINDING MECHANISM Filed 061;. 8, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet l i? T l ATTORN EYS 1933- B. J. GOLDSMITH 1,938,900

HANK OR SKEIN WINDING MECHANISM Filed Oct. 8, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Dec- 12, 1933- B. J. GOLDSMITH HANK QR SKEIN WINDING MECHANISM Filed Oct. 8, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR Barnum J. 6oz snmv ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 12, 1 933 I I 1 I 7 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 I HANK on SKEIN-WINDING MECHANISM Bertram J. Goldsmith, Allentown, Pa. Application October 8, 1930. Serial No. 487,109

" izciaims. (c1. am -53) This invention relates to improvements in head, andinsuring'a firm gripping of the free winding mechanisms, and more particularlyit end of the strip from which the hank or skeini pertains "to a novel hank orskeinand' a mecha-- is formed. V.

nism for forming the same. In its present em- Still another object of the invention resides in bodiment, the invention is illustrated in a ma-V the provision of. a novel means whereby the chine for forming relatively small hanks or preparation of the mechanism for rethreading, skeins of ribbon, but it will be understood that it automatically performs the hank or skein stripmay also be embodied in machines for operating ping operation. upon materials other than ribbon. Other objects of the invention will appear as 10 'At present it is a common practice to form relthe nature of the invention is better understood, atively small banks or skeins of ribbon upon a and to this end, reference will be had to the power driven head, strip the formed hankor' followingadescription and the accompanying skein from the head, on which it is formed, sever; drawings, wherein:-- a a it with a pair of hand shears from the longer Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a hank ufstripof ribbon 'fromwhich it is formed, after or skein forming mechanism illustrating thewhich the free end of the relatively long strip is same in the initial step offorming the hank or threaded again into the'head, and the afore-deskein.

scribed cycle ofoperationsrepeated. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the formed These machines are generally attended by fehank ,or skein. go male operatives, and the severing and re-thread- Fig. 3 is @a, similar view illustrating the reing operations are carried out by hand. In spite threading operation. of the fact that operatives become highly efficient Fig. 4 is a view in elevationtaken in the direcin the operation of such machines, the severing of tion of the arrow X in Figure 1.

.the formed hank or skein, and the rethreading of.v Fig. 5 is a similar view indetail, and on an zgjthe head are tedious and time consuming operaenlarged scale, illustrating the stripclamping and tions as at'present performed, and the volume severing means in open position; of work which an operative can produce upon Fig; 6 is an enlarged detail view in elevation, such machineszis necessarily limited by her efiiand partly in section taken in the direction of' ciency in severing the formed hank or skein from the arrow Y, in Figure 4.

30 the Strip Oimaterifll from which it is d, and Fig. 'l-is a detail sectional view on an enlarged 55 the rethreading of the material in the head. scale, taken on the line 77 of Figure 6.

Inasmuch as ribbon is formed into relative y Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view taken on the small hanks or skeins to meet the demands of a 11 3 8 of Figure 6; and a relatively low price marke t is. h y irable Fig. '9 is a detail sectional view on an enlarged 35 that they be produced as cheaply as possible, and scale taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 6. V the device of the present invention aims to reduce In the present embodiment of the invention, the cost of manufacture of relatively short lengths, the hank or skein-forming head consists of a f ribbon in hank skein form, y. materially relatively narrow member 10, carried by a shaft creasin th utp q y. or v lu a kv 11, being. connected thereto by a, suitable hub 40 or skein forming machines. g or like memberlz. The shaft 11 is driven in It is one of the objects of the present i ventio any .suitable manner not herein illustrated, and to p v d a novel construction wh reby the may be mounted for rotation in a bearing 13 formed-hank or skein'may. be severed from the 1 hi h i t may be rigidly supported in any strip of material from which it is formed without de ir d m r, I 45 employing separate hand shears or similar means. Themember 10 carries two winding" posts 14 It is another object of the invention to imand 15, they being-mounted adjacent the ends prove the construction of t t p holding mea of said member 10, as best illustrated in Figures and thereby eat y aoil t e thr ad or e 1 to 3- inclusive of the drawings. As best illusthreading Ofthe ach n tratedin Figure 4, the winding post 14 is ad- 50 It is still another-object'of the invention to projustably mounted in an elongated slot 15' in the vide a novel mechanism whereby the severing member 10 by means of a nut 16 threaded upon of the finished hank or skein from the strip the winding post 14 and adapted to clamp the from which it is formed is performed after the member 10 between itself and a shoulder 17 prestrip has been re-threaded into the winding'head, sentedby anenlarged portion 18 of the winding #5 thus greatly facilitating the re-threading of the post.

The opposite end of the member 10 may be twisted as at 19 to present a flat face 20 substantially at right angles to the main body portion of the member 10, and as best illustrated in Figure 6, the winding post 15 is mounted as at 21, on this flat face 20, for pivotal movement about a stud or the like 22 which passes through a lug or projection 23 extending from the edge of the winding post 15. For rocking the winding post 15 about its pivotal point 21, a handle 24 may be provided, and a spring 25 secured at one of its ends to the winding post 15, as at 26 g and at its other end to a stationary point 27,

formed, and it alsoincludes the severing means by which the formed'hank or skein is cut or severed from the strip.

- The'specific construction of this winding post 15 is best illustrated inz-Figures 6 and 7 and,

by reference to said figures, it will be seen that the main body portion of the Winding post 15 is cut out as at 33. Pivotally mounted in this cut out portion 33,-as at34, there is a clamping jaw or member 35 reduced as at 36, to receive about its pivotal point 34, to the position illustrated in broken lines in Figure 7'. To-insure engagement of the'nose 37 of the'clamp 35 with the cam face 38, a spring 44 is interposedbetween the'clamp 35 and the 'right angular extension 45 of a bracket-46 secured as at 47 to the winding post 15.

In addition to forming a clamp for the ribbon strip. the member 35 acts in conjunctionwith an edge 50 undercut as at 5l'to sever the formed hank or skein from the strip from which it is 1 with a groove 61, .and a spring tension finger 62 overlies said groove as shown in Figures 1. to 3.

formed, and this severing action is completed simultaneously with the clamping operation-in a manner hereinafter described. I I. V 1

.The:de,vice operates in .the following manner: The ribbon strip from which the hank orskein in formed-is designated 55, and it is supplied from asuitable roll, spool or in any other desired manner over a suitable guide 60. This guide 60', preferably consists of a circular member formed Passing .through the groove 61 and arranged di ametrically opposite to the ribbon strip 55, there is a strip 63 of paper, preferably wider than said ribbon strip, which not only forms a protection forthe latter strip, but also provides a support for the various loops of the hank or skein between which-the paper strip is interposed, whereby said loops will have a certain amount of rigidity im-- parted thereto and be better maintained in aligned positions relative to .each other.

In Figure 1, the ribbon strip 55 andthe paper strip 63 are shown as attached to the winding post 15in position to start the formation of the hank or skein. This attachment of the strips 55 and 63 to the winding post 15 is accomplished by grasping the handle portion 24, and rocking the winding post 15 around its pivotal point 21. This movement of the winding post 15 causes the cam face 38 to move the clamp 35 to the broken line position in Figure 7, and permits of the insertion of the ends of the two strips between the clamp 35 and the co-operating part of the winding post 15. If now the handle 24 be released, the parts return to the position in which they are shown in Figure 1 and the hank or skein forming operation is ready to start.

The head is now rotated to form the desired number of loops about the winding pins 14 and 15 after which a clip 65 of stiff cardboard, metal or other suitable'material is passed around'the body portion of the hank or skein intermediate said pins to maintain the formation illustrated in Figure 3.

After the hank or skein has been formed, it is stripped from the head in the following mannerj-The operative grips, with one hand; the strips 55 and 63, and with the other hand, grasps the handle 24 and rocks the winding pin 15 around its pivotal point. This actionmoves the clamp 3'5't-o release the ends of said'stripswhich were gripped before the coils of the hank were formed, and also moves the winding post 15 from within one of the loops of the hank or skein, leaving the'same hanging upon the winding post 14.

The handle 24 is maintained in 'its'rocked position until the uncut portions of the strips which will form the outer end ofthe hank are again pa'ssed'between the clamp'35 and the adjacent portion of the winding-post 15, after which the handle 24-isreleased so as toreturn to normal position, thereby'clamping the two strips 55 and 63 to said winding post.

the clamp 35 moves to clamping position 'its'edge'65, in passing by the undercut e'dge 5O,

produces a shearing action which severs "the formed hank or skein from the strips simultane ousl-y with the clamping of the free ends of the latter produced by the cutting operation, after which the hank or skein is removed from the winding pin'14 and the aforementioned; cycle of operation completed-to form ano'therhank'or skein, To insure a complete shearing action, the

edge 65 of the clamp 35 is maintained resilient- 1'.

ly in engagement with (he under cut edge 50 of the winding pin'l5 by a flat spring mounted in the cut out portion 33 of the winding post Y 15, and this spring has its free'end '71' engaging the clamp 35 as bestshown in Figure 6.

By ihreading'the winding post 15 before the hank or skein is severed from the strips from which it is formed, the threading operation is greatly facilitated since the operation'is ,more easily carried out in this manner than in the heretofore commonly threading in the free end of a strip. By making the hank or skein severing operation's'imultaneous with'the clamping operation, the necessity. of employing separate hand shears or the like is obviated, and the hank or skeinsev'ering operation is greatly facilitated.

From the foregoing, itwillbe apparent that the present invention provides a novel"mecha-' nism by which the formation of hanks or skeins of ribbon may be carried out with greater facility than is possible-with such mechanisms as here tofore constructed-,and that the device of'the present invention is very simple in construction employed manner of Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: V V

V 1. A hank or skein forming mechanism including a rotary head, a plurality of winding posts carried by said head and around which the hank or skein is formed, means carried by one of said winding posts for gripping the free end of a strip of material from which thehank or skein is to be formed, means for moving the last-mentioned winding post to hank or skein releasing position, and means actuated during the movement of said winding post for operating said strip gripping means to release the strip. 7

2. A hank or skein forming mechanism comprising a rotary head, a plurality of winding pins, and means carried by one of said pins for gripping a strip of material from which a hank or skein is formed and for severing a formed hank or skein from the strip, the last mentioned means comprising a clamping bar pivotally mounted on one of said winding pins. 7

3. A hank or skein forming mechanism including a head, winding members carried thereby about which two strips of material are wound in superimposed relation to form the hank or skein, severing means for said strips associated with one of said winding members, and a guide engaged on opposite sides thereof by said strips before they arewound on said winding members.

4. A hank or skein forming mechanism including 'a rotary head, a plurality of winding posts carried by said head and aroundwhich the hank or skein is formed, means carried by one of said winding posts for gripping the free end of a strip of material from which the hank or skein is tobe formed, means for moving the last-mentioned winding post to hank or skein releasing position, means actuated during the movement of said winding post for operating said strip gripping means to release, the strip, and means thereafter operable to sever the formed hank or skein from said strip.

. 5. A hank or skein forming mechanism including a pair of elements uponwhich a hank is wound, one of said elements being movable relative to the other to a hank-releasing position, means to rotate said elements about a common axis to form said hank, gripping members for a strip of material of which the hank is formed associated with one of said winding elements, and means operated by the movement of the firstnamed winding element to its hank releasing position to cause said gripping members to release said strip.

6. A hank or skeinforming mechanism including a pair of elements upon which a hank is wound, one of said elements being movable relative to the other to a hank-releasing position, means to rotate said elements about a common axis to form said hank, gripping members for a strip of material of which the hank is formed associated with one of said winding elements, and means operated by the movement of the first-named winding element to its hank releas ing position to cause said gripping members to release, said strip, said gripping members having means to sever a formed hank from said strip upon the return of said members to gripping position. 7

'7. A hank or skein forming mechanism including a pair of elements upon which a'hank is wound, one of said elements being movable relative to the other to a hank-releasing position, means on said movable element to grip a strip of material from which a hank is formed and to out said strip after the formation of a hank, and means'to move said gripping means to strip-releasing position when said movable element is moved to hank-releasing position, said means being also effective to cause said gripping means to out said strip upon restoration of said movable element to its hank-winding position.

8. A hank or skein forming mechanism including a pair of elements upon which a hank is wound, one of said elements being movable relative to the other to a hank-releasing position, said movable element comprising a post, a clamping jaw pivoted to said post, a support upon which said post is pivoted and having a cam engaged by said clamping jaw to move the latter to operativeand inoperative positions relative to a strip of material between said jaw and post when the latter is moved about its pivot.

9. A hank or skein forming mechanism comprising a rotary shaft, a bar secured to said shaft, winding posts at opposite ends of said bar, one of said posts being pivoted intermediate its ends to said bar for movements to hank-winding and releasing positions and including relatively movable members operable to grip and to sever a strip of material therebetween, and means on said bar for controlling the operations of said movable members.

10. A hank or skein forming mechanism comprising a rotary shaft, a bar secured to said shaft, winding posts at opposite ends of said bar, one of said posts being pivoted to said bar for movement relative to the other post and having an operating handle at one end and a pair of rela-' tively movable members at its other end coopcrating to grip and to sever a strip of material therebetween, and means on said bar for controlling the operations of said movable members.

11. A hank or skein forming mechanism com prising a rotary shaft, a bar secured to said shaft, winding posts at opposite ends of said bar, one of said posts being pivoted to said bar and including relatively movable members one of which is partially recessed and pivoted within the other member, said members having cooperating portions for gripping therebetween a strip of material and for severing said strip, and means to control the gripping and severing actions of said portions during movements of said post about its pivot. a

12. A hank or skein forming mechanism comprising a rotary shaft, a bar secured to said shaft,v winding posts at opposite ends of said bar, one of said posts being pivoted to said bar and including relatively movable members one of which is partially recessed and pivoted within the other member, said members having cooperating portions for gripping therebetween a strip of material and for severing said strip, and a cam on said bar engaging said recessed member to control the gripping and severing actions of said cooperating portions during movements of said post about its pivot.

BERTRAM J. GOLDSNIITH. 

